Distance from the record
This close sat 11.09% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.39 per troy ounce on 18 August 2010, down $0.196 (1.05%) from the previous close of $18.59.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 11.09% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.96, making this a +31.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.39 per troy ounce on 18 August 2010. That is $0.20 lower than the previous close of $18.59, a move of -1.05%.
The silver price fell on 18 August 2010, losing $0.20 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $18.59.
At $18.39 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 18 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 18 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 August 2010, silver was around $17.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.39 is a gain of 2.8% over the week.
A year before 18 August 2010, silver was around $13.96 per troy ounce. The close of $18.39 therefore represents a rise of 31.8% over twelve months.
It closed 11.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.